VoiceOver and accessibility

From the Speak List user guide · updated 2026-10-20.

• Every control is meant to be labeled and reachable without relying on color alone.
• Speak under VoiceOver: the mic opens when the sheet is ready, but pauses while you explore other controls so VoiceOver's own speech is not captured as list items. Return focus to the listening area to continue dictating.
• Reading: Magic Tap (two-finger double-tap) stops active read-aloud.
• Reorder, rename, delete: in Edit list mode, row ⋯ menus and VoiceOver custom actions expose the same paths as sighted users — no drag-only reorder.
• Dismissal words: Close Select / Close Edit put a mode away; Cancel abandons typed input; Done is for true completion (see §15c).
• Large tap targets and clear wording are design goals throughout.
• In Help, Show tips again replays one-time tips you may have dismissed earlier.

If something is not reachable without sight, that is a bug worth emailing about.

Messages after an action

The confirmed Extra explanation and list/reading tips dismiss after 12 seconds of unfocused time, with or without VoiceOver. VoiceOver focus on their text or Close control pauses that timer; leaving resumes the remaining time. Ordinary success confirmations are shorter. Undo and genuine scheduling warnings keep their separate treatment and may stay until dismissed under VoiceOver.

Known first-generation SE / iOS 15 limitation: touching the message words may reach a button behind them instead of rereading the message. Avoid using the words as a touch target; use the message's Close control. Reminder information remains available through the reminder information control and Reminders page. Closing an in-app message does not cancel a reminder; Close on an iOS notification does stop remaining Extra notifications.

In the item editor, Saved appears only after saving finishes. Scheduling warnings appear above Close/Save instead of covering those buttons. If saving is slow, leaving after the offered escape does not cancel the work. A native call that never returns can require restarting the app.